Mixed-Strain Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infections among Patients Dying in a Hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Cohen T, Wilson D, Wallengren K, Samuel EY, Murray M. Mixed-Strain Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infections among Patients Dying in a Hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2010, 49: 385-388. PMID: 20980576, PMCID: PMC3020455, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01378-10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Prevalence and Drug Sensitivity of Tuberculosis among Patients Dying in Hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: A Postmortem Study
Cohen T, Murray M, Wallengren K, Alvarez GG, Samuel EY, Wilson D. The Prevalence and Drug Sensitivity of Tuberculosis among Patients Dying in Hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: A Postmortem Study. PLOS Medicine 2010, 7: e1000296. PMID: 20582324, PMCID: PMC2889914, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000296.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTime of deathTuberculosis treatmentLimited autopsiesM. tuberculosisMultidrug-resistant bacilliCulture-positive tuberculosisInitiation of treatmentMultidrug-resistant tuberculosisHIV-positive individualsMajority of decedentsRespiratory tract secretionsHigh HIV prevalenceSecond-line antibioticsNeedle core biopsySingle public hospitalDiagnosis of tuberculosisAcid-fast bacilliCause of deathNew public health approachPublic health approachMagnitude of deathsFatal courseAdult inpatientsStudy cohortHIV prevalence